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How did mercantilism increase the likelihood of conflicts between European powers

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It let to dispute over who could trade where and disputes over the trade agreements themselves, since every country wanted the “best deal”.
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European nations wanted to control more land as a way to become more economically powerful. The hope was to acquire colonies to control their natural resources and make the nation extremely wealthy.

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